Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years
Records of aquatic mammal fossils (e.g. cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, mustelids, and desmostylians) from Latin America (Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, including Antartica) span since the mid-1800s. Aquatic mammal fossils received little attention from the scientific community, with most of the first...
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ftunivzuerich:oai:www.zora.uzh.ch:230742 2024-09-15T17:49:17+00:00 Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years Viglino, Mariana Valenzuela-Toro, Ana M Benites-Palomino, Aldo Hernández-Cisneros, Atzcalli Ehécatl Gutstein, Carolina Simon Aguirre- Fernández, Gabriel Velez-Juarbe, Jorge Cozzuol, Mario A Buono, Mónica R Loch, Carolina 2023 application/pdf https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/230742/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/230742/1/Viglino__Valenzuela_Toro_2023_Latin_America_aquatic_mammals_revision.pdf https://www.lajamjournal.org/index.php/lajam/article/view/1513/521 https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-230742 https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00295 eng eng Sociedade Latinoamericana de Especialistas em Mamiferos Aquaticos https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/230742/1/Viglino__Valenzuela_Toro_2023_Latin_America_aquatic_mammals_revision.pdf doi:10.5167/uzh-230742 doi:10.5597/lajam00295 urn:issn:1676-7497 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Publisher License Viglino, Mariana; Valenzuela-Toro, Ana M; Benites-Palomino, Aldo; Hernández-Cisneros, Atzcalli Ehécatl; Gutstein, Carolina Simon; Aguirre- Fernández, Gabriel; Velez-Juarbe, Jorge; Cozzuol, Mario A; Buono, Mónica R; Loch, Carolina (2023). Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years. The Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 18(1):50-66. Department of Paleontology 560 Fossils & prehistoric life Journal Article NonPeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftunivzuerich https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-23074210.5597/lajam00295 2024-06-26T01:09:02Z Records of aquatic mammal fossils (e.g. cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, mustelids, and desmostylians) from Latin America (Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, including Antartica) span since the mid-1800s. Aquatic mammal fossils received little attention from the scientific community, with most of the first studies conducted by Northern Hemisphere researchers. Over the last 30 years, paleontological research in Latin America has increased considerably, with descriptions of several new species and revisions of published original records. The Latin American fossil record of marine mammals spans from the Eocene to the Pleistocene, with formations and specimens of global significance. All three main groups of cetaceans are represented in the continent (Archaeoceti, Mysticeti, and Odontoceti). Pinnipedia are represented by the families Otariidae and Phocidae, with records starting in the Middle Miocene. Both living families of Sirenia (Trichechidae and Dugongidae) are recorded. While less common, but still relevant, records of desmostylians and mustelids are known from Oligocene and Miocene deposits. This review provides a summary of the aquatic mammals known to date, with a special focus on the advances and developments of the last 30 years, since Cozzuol’s (1996) review of the South American fossil record. An up-to-date complete list of species based on the literature and unpublished data is also provided. The study also provides future directions for paleontological research in Latin America, and discusses the challenges and opportunities in the field, including the emergence of a strong new generation of Latin American researchers, many of whom are women. Keywords: Cetacea, Pinnipedia, Sirenia, Southern Hemisphere Article in Journal/Newspaper antartic* Tierra del Fuego University of Zurich (UZH): ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive |
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Department of Paleontology 560 Fossils & prehistoric life Viglino, Mariana Valenzuela-Toro, Ana M Benites-Palomino, Aldo Hernández-Cisneros, Atzcalli Ehécatl Gutstein, Carolina Simon Aguirre- Fernández, Gabriel Velez-Juarbe, Jorge Cozzuol, Mario A Buono, Mónica R Loch, Carolina Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years |
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Records of aquatic mammal fossils (e.g. cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, mustelids, and desmostylians) from Latin America (Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, including Antartica) span since the mid-1800s. Aquatic mammal fossils received little attention from the scientific community, with most of the first studies conducted by Northern Hemisphere researchers. Over the last 30 years, paleontological research in Latin America has increased considerably, with descriptions of several new species and revisions of published original records. The Latin American fossil record of marine mammals spans from the Eocene to the Pleistocene, with formations and specimens of global significance. All three main groups of cetaceans are represented in the continent (Archaeoceti, Mysticeti, and Odontoceti). Pinnipedia are represented by the families Otariidae and Phocidae, with records starting in the Middle Miocene. Both living families of Sirenia (Trichechidae and Dugongidae) are recorded. While less common, but still relevant, records of desmostylians and mustelids are known from Oligocene and Miocene deposits. This review provides a summary of the aquatic mammals known to date, with a special focus on the advances and developments of the last 30 years, since Cozzuol’s (1996) review of the South American fossil record. An up-to-date complete list of species based on the literature and unpublished data is also provided. The study also provides future directions for paleontological research in Latin America, and discusses the challenges and opportunities in the field, including the emergence of a strong new generation of Latin American researchers, many of whom are women. Keywords: Cetacea, Pinnipedia, Sirenia, Southern Hemisphere |
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Viglino, Mariana Valenzuela-Toro, Ana M Benites-Palomino, Aldo Hernández-Cisneros, Atzcalli Ehécatl Gutstein, Carolina Simon Aguirre- Fernández, Gabriel Velez-Juarbe, Jorge Cozzuol, Mario A Buono, Mónica R Loch, Carolina |
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Viglino, Mariana Valenzuela-Toro, Ana M Benites-Palomino, Aldo Hernández-Cisneros, Atzcalli Ehécatl Gutstein, Carolina Simon Aguirre- Fernández, Gabriel Velez-Juarbe, Jorge Cozzuol, Mario A Buono, Mónica R Loch, Carolina |
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Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years |
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Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years |
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Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years |
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Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years |
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Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years |
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aquatic mammal fossils in latin america – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years |
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Sociedade Latinoamericana de Especialistas em Mamiferos Aquaticos |
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Viglino, Mariana; Valenzuela-Toro, Ana M; Benites-Palomino, Aldo; Hernández-Cisneros, Atzcalli Ehécatl; Gutstein, Carolina Simon; Aguirre- Fernández, Gabriel; Velez-Juarbe, Jorge; Cozzuol, Mario A; Buono, Mónica R; Loch, Carolina (2023). Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years. The Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 18(1):50-66. |
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